The Tavistock Goosey
Fair

Every
second Wednesday in October Tavistock plays host to an annual fair dating
back to the 12th Century.

Farmers
brought their geese for sale, and drove them through the streets to
the Market. Although this practice has virtually stopped, it is still
possible to obtain goose lunches at the various restaurants and cafes
in the town on that day.

The fair
attracts market traders and showmen from all over the Country. Stalls
and side-shows are set up in the centre of the Town, and the adjacent
roads are filed with over 200 traders.

People
come from all over the West for the fair, and old and young alike enjoy
the atmosphere, especially in the evening when the coloured lights are
aglow, and the music coming from the fairgrounds can be heard for miles
around.